Elsa Dorlin

Elsa Dorlin operates within the French academic tradition as a philosopher and university teacher, focusing her research on the intersections of feminist theory and political science. Since completing her doctorate in 2004, she has established a body of work examining gender, race, and the historical structures of national identity.

Academic Foundation

Dorlin received her doctorate in philosophy from Paris-Sorbonne University, also known as Paris IV, in 2004. Her dissertation, supervised by Pierre-François Moreau, explored the medicalization of society through the lenses of sex and race between the 17th and 18th centuries, titled Au chevet de la Nation: sexe, race et médecine.

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Institutional Appointments

Her teaching career began in 2005 as an assistant professor of the history of philosophy and sciences at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. She transitioned to the University of Paris 8 Vincennes/St. Dénis in 2011, where she was elected as a full professor within the department of political science.

Scholarly Recognition and Publications

The French National Center for Scientific Research awarded her the bronze medal in 2009 in recognition of her contributions to feminist theory and gender philosophy. Her 2017 publication, Se défendre: une philosophie de la violence, received the Frantz Fanon Book Prize from the Caribbean Philosophical Association in 2018. Additional works include La matrice de la race, published in 2006, and Sexe, genre et sexualités, released in 2008.